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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.

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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
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There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.
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There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved so quickly. So I think my only course of action is to work as hard as I can, not just for the sake of the film, but also to prove to these people that I do have talent.
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I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
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Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh.
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Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.
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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.
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I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas.
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I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.
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It's not that I wanted to be an actor it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.
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I don't care if you love me or not. I'll love you anyway.
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For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask.
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From my opinion, 'geisha' means a woman skilled in the arts. Like dancing, singing and playing musical instruments.
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Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.
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I really want to do something in Europe. With a small movie, it can be an interesting challenge. But I have to get the right project. I don't think it's so important to go to Hollywood. All that trash that comes out of there! I don't want to do that.
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There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
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That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.
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People who trust me will not be swayed by what's been said about me, and for people who don't, no amount of good reports will persuade them.
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